Joe Ceci

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Canadian politician

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Field	Value
honorific-prefix	The Honourable
name	Joe Ceci
honorific-suffix
image	Joe Ceci 2015.jpg
office1	Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
constituency1	Calgary-Buffalo
predecessor1	Kathleen Ganley
term_start1	April 16, 2019
office	Minister of Finance of Alberta
President of the Treasury Board
term_start	May 24, 2015
term_end	April 30, 2019
predecessor	Robin Campbell
successor	Travis Toews
constituency3	Calgary-Fort
predecessor3	Wayne Cao
term_start3	May 5, 2015
term_end3	April 16, 2019
successor3	district abolished
office4	Alderman for Calgary Ward 9
term_start4	1995
term_end4	2010
caption	Ceci in May 2015
birth_name	Joseph Anthony Ceci
birth_date
birth_place	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
residence	Calgary, Alberta
party	New Democratic
portfolio	Minister of Finance & President of the Alberta Treasury Board
spouse	Christine
occupation	Social Worker
alma_mater	University of Western Ontario
University of Calgary
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Joseph Anthony Ceci (born July 30, 1957) is a Canadian, Albertan, politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Buffalo in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He was previously elected in 2015 to represent Calgary-Fort in the 29th Legislature. He is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. Prior to holding provincial office, Ceci served as an alderman on the Calgary City Council, representing Ward 9 from 1995 to 2010.

Background

Ceci was born in 1957 in Toronto, where he lived until 1976, following graduation from local high school Nelson A. Boylen Collegiate Institute. He received a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1980. Later that year, he moved to Calgary, where he worked as a social worker. During this time, he attended the University of Calgary, where he received a master's degree in social work in 1989.

Calgary alderman

He previously served on Calgary City Council as the alderman for Ward 9 from 1995 to 2010. In his 2004–2007 term he was a founding member community safety councils in Inglewood-Ramsay and Forest Lawn.

Ceci was challenged in the 2007 election by Al Koenig, president of the Calgary Police Association, who had criticized city council for not being "...as assertive on crime as we’d like to see"; Ceci defeated him by a wide margin. He retired from City Council in 2010, choosing to not run for re-election after 15 years on the Council.

Provincial career

Touted as a star candidate, Ceci ran for the Alberta New Democratic Party in the 2015 Alberta general election for the electoral district of Calgary-Fort, hoping to become the first NDP MLA elected in Calgary since 1993, when Bob Hawkesworth was defeated in the riding of Calgary Mountain View. He won the riding with a majority of over 3000 votes and 49.8% of the popular vote; Progressive Conservative candidate Andy Nguyen finished second in the popular vote. On May 24, 2015, he was sworn in as Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board in the Alberta Cabinet. Ceci was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election, however the NDP lost government and therefore Ceci lost his cabinet position. As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Arts and Culture and also chairs the Official Opposition caucus.

Electoral history

2023 general election

2019 general election

2015 general election

References

http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/Corporate-records/Archives/Historical-information/gallery/Aldermanic_Galleries.xml. {{Webarchive. link. (2015-05-29)
[https://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla_bio&rnumber=12&leg=29 Biography: Honourable Joe Ceci (NDP)] ''Legislative Assembly of Alberta''
Trevor Howell, Calgary Herald More Trevor Howell, Calgary Herald. "Calgary-Fort riding: Abdulbaki, Ceci, Goosen, Mangat and Nguyen – Calgary Herald". Calgary Herald.
(2007-09-11). "Koenig expected to challenge Ceci in Ward 9". [[CanWest Global Communications]].
Logan, Shawn. (2007-09-11). "CPA prez throws his hat into the ring". [[Sun Media Corporation]].
"Ceci to retire from council". Metro.
James Wood, Calgary Herald More James Wood, Calgary Herald. "Former alderman Joe Ceci to run for NDP in Calgary-Fort". Calgary Herald.
(10 April 2015). "NDP looks to Joe Ceci for breakthrough in Calgary". cbc.ca.
"Winners and losers: Some of the night's biggest moments". www.edmontonjournal.com.
"[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rachel-notley-sworn-in-as-alberta-premier-reveals-cabinet-1.3085645 Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet]," ''CBC News'' May 24, 2015.

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